About

Never Too Late (NTL)’s mission is to facilitate and support safe, unconditional, and lifelong connections for people who have or will age out of the child welfare system. A young person who ages out of child welfare does so without the one thing they were promised when they entered – people to support and guide them through life who are not paid to be there, “Humans” in Never Too Late (NTL) language.

Never Too Late (NTL) was co-founded by people who believe everyone has a right to permanency. We are a community of people who believe that everyone has the right to belong with people who love and value them unconditionally throughout their life.

Never Too Late (NTL) works to recruit, connect, educate and train, support, and advocate, to give back to young people who have aged out the chance to have “family” to rely on, no matter their age.

Never Too Late (NTL) initiatives include:

• Recruitment and education/preparation of families/people who want to be Never Too Late (NTL) parents/Humans*

• Support and connection for people who have aged out of the child welfare system.

• Support and connection for people/families who have become the permanent connection for a young person at age 16 or older.

• Collaborating and working with other organizations who are interested in finding connections and working with young people on these crucial relationships.

*Humans are the term Never Too Late (NTL) uses for the role of caregiver/parent. It comes from a lived expert of child welfare expressing that along with financial supports and services, someone who ages out of child welfare wants a human being who is not paid to be there in their lives. We use the term to respect that for many people the word family or parents are ones they are not comfortable using for these connections because of past relationships or trauma. Regardless of the words used, Humans are the unpaid, life long, safe, unconditional supportive connections.

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